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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4145 

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study 

of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 1, 2015 

Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the Comptroller General of the United States 

to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, 

secure gun storage or safety devices. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. GAO STUDY OF SECURE GUN STORAGE OR 

4 SAFETY DEVICES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

6 United States (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Comp7 troller General’’) shall conduct a comprehensive study of 

8 the effectiveness of secure gun storage or safety devices, 

9 and the enforcement of section 922(z) of title 18, United 

10 States Code. 


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1 (b) MATTERS TO BE STUDIED.—In conducting the 

2 study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General 

3 shall examine the following: 

4 (1) The effectiveness of widely available secure 

5 gun storage or safety devices in preventing acci6 dental and intentional firearm-related injuries and 

7 fatalities. 

8 (2) The effects of the use of widely available se9 cure gun storage or safety devices on the utility of 

10 firearms with which they may be used. 

11 (3) The effectiveness of ‘‘smart gun’’ tech12 nologies and similar tools that verify the identity of 

13 a firearm user before allowing the weapon to fire 

14 and the effects of the tools on the rate of accidental 

15 and intentional firearm-related injuries and fatali16 ties. 

17 (4) The expected effects of the universal adop18 tion of effective secure gun storage or safety devices 

19 and ‘‘smart gun’’ technology by firearm owners in 

20 the United States on the rate of accidental and in21 tentional firearm-related injuries and fatalities. 

22 (5) The enforcement efforts of all Federal agen23 cies concerning potential violations of section 922(z) 

24 of title 18, United States Code. 


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1 (6) An estimate of the prevalence in the United 

2 States of violations of that section. 

3 (7) The expected effects of effective enforce4 ment of that section on the rate of accidental and 

5 intentional firearm-related injuries and fatalities. 

6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the 

8 meaning given the term in section 921(a)(3) of title 

9 18, United States Code. 

10 (2) SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DE11 VICE.—The term ‘‘secure gun storage or safety de12 vice’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

13 921(a)(34) of such title. 

14 (d) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study re15 quired by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall 

16 consult with law enforcement agencies, firearm safety ad17 vocates, firearm rights advocates, and the manufacturers 

18 of ‘‘smart guns’’ and secure gun storage or safety devices. 

19 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

21 submit to the Congress a report that contains— 

22 (1) the results of the study required by sub23 section (a); and 

24 (2) any recommendations based on the study. 

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